Social Work

Edited by Prof. Dr Wilfried Gebhardt and Prof. Dr Julian Löhe

It is impossible to imagine our social system without social work and the related health care system – on the contrary, social work gives face, form and expression to the “social” in the market economy. Social management as an academic discipline has made it its task to develop and promote management competences on the part of the employees of social enterprises in a scientifically sound and practice-oriented way. In this context, the publication series sees itself as a documentation and knowledge source of the latest research findings and results from the field of social management and social economy. The published works are mainly produced at the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences and the Münster University of Applied Sciences and reflect the current state of research in the field in close connection between practice and theory.

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Published by Tectum Verlag

With its founding in 2019, the series aims to offer outstanding theses and dissertations from the field the opportunity for higher visibility. Tectum Verlag publishes the series independently. The topics cover current challenges of social work in theory and practice.

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The series includes outstanding theses with a high practical relevance from all areas of nursing – from nursing and health management to health psychology and general therapy science. Another focus is on nursing pedagogy.

Published by Tectum Verlag, the Young Academics series provides young authors the opportunity to contribute their research to scholarly discourse and gain visibility within the wider research community.
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The series includes outstanding theses from all areas of social work. The authors explore ways of supporting people in a wide variety of life situations (including poverty, old age, unemployment, illness, addiction, flight) and life phases (including child and youth welfare, care for the elderly, nursing, palliative care). In doing so, they use methods and findings from the reference sciences of social work, including educational science, social pedagogy, sociology, social ethics, social policy, social economy or (social) psychology. The legal foundations of social work are also taken into account.

Published by Tectum Verlag, the Young Academics series provides young authors the opportunity to contribute their research to scholarly discourse and gain visibility within the wider research community.

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